League Play-Off

Garabato
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dalmacio Mercurio took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ciriaco Eguzki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enrique Asteri, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. After 7 played minutes Braulio Selatse rounded Hernández AFC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. In the 17th minute, Enrique Asteri left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hernández AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 21st minute, Braulio Selatse reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Bartolo Muno. The goal made the score 2-1. A hard shot by Celso Sustrai from long distance, 28 minutes into the match, got Bartolo Muno's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Adan Bero hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Garabato defense, Enrique Asteri kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ciriaco Eguzki. The Garabato fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ciriaco Eguzki should have stopped the shot. Adan Bero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bartolo Muno having to interfere. After 41 played minutes Garabato got a freekick which was hit by Celso Sustrai. Adan Bero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Braulio Selatse to make the kick off. The supporters of Garabato booed when Hernández AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Domingos Toli didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ciriaco Eguzki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dalmacio Mercurio, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Dwight Ziliotto hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Ciriaco Eguzki made an important save on a dangerous shot by Enrique Asteri in the 58th minute. In the 60th minute of the match, Enrique Asteri got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ciriaco Eguzki was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 61st minute, Lázaro Benet ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bartolo Muno was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. After a defensive mix-up in Hernández AFC's zone, Adan Bero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bartolo Muno came out of the goal and Adan Bero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Adan Bero managed to get in a good position for a shot. Garabato's supporters rose to their feet, but Adan Bero was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bartolo Muno breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 68th minute, Octavio Baladi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ciriaco Eguzki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Honorato Erdiano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Dalmacio Mercurio kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ciriaco Eguzki. That made the score 3-3 in the 78 minute of play. With his leg Ciriaco Eguzki managed to avoid a goal in the 85thth minute, when Hernández AFC's Enrique Asteri fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 91 minutes into the match, Hernández AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Adan Bero came free, but Bartolo Muno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92nd match minute, Hernández AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ambrosio Lauro to maneuver through the defense.